Green Party Members Back 1,022-813 Motion Calling Zionism Racism

3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Oct 4

1,022 Green Party members at the Brighton conference approved a motion defining Zionism as racism, defeating 813 opponents and making it official party policy.
The motion also commits the party to backing a single democratic Palestinian state across historic Palestine after delegates rejected amendments favored by leader Zack Polanski.
Polanski had supported describing Zionism, as defined in the motion, as racist but opposed prescribing a one-state settlement and sought protections for Jewish members attending Zionist synagogues.
Senior Greens were split: deputy leader Mothin Ali backed the move, while MPs including Carla Denyer, Adrian Ramsay and Ellie Chowns warned it could alienate Jewish people and deepen internal division.
Jewish groups, the Jewish Greens chair and Israel's Foreign Ministry condemned the vote, while party officials said Jewish members would still be protected under the new policy.